8 Sep

Coming up the latest premiere of the Duna Art Ensemble @ Budapest.

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The Duna Art Ensemble are preparing their new performance entitled Fathers and Sons – Folk Dance Performance based on the collections of Albert Nagy, which will be presented on September 21 at the National Dance Theater. The production is about tradition and passing it on through the spiritual relationship between fathers and their sons. The performance is the starting point of a series with which they want to pay tribute to our folk dance collectors who do outstanding work.
Zsolt Juhász, the artistic director of the Duna Art Ensemble, wants to start a series with this performance, in which they pay tribute to renowned folk dance collectors. The work of folk dance choreographer Albert Nagy is remembered first. Ödön Rubold – Jászai Mari award-winning dramatist, in the interpretation of Merited Artist, details will be quoted from Ferenc Kölcsey’s work Parainesis.

Recommendation by Aggie Reiter

5 Sep

Autumn 2023. – II. Piaggio Pizza Maker Championship has come to an end.

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The first week-end of September for 3 days was organized II. The Piaggio Pizza Making Championship by Lázár Kovács (Lázár Chef) @ the Kincsem Park in conjunction with the autumn Food Truck Show event. Competitions took place on all three days during the pizza festival. Professionals and amateurs could present their pizza-making skills to the professional jury.

The members of the jury (combined, during the three days): Szabolcs Szabadfi, László Damu, Zsolt Dömők, Antonio Gambadoro, Marchut Szabolcs, Péter Pomázi, Alexandru Paduradu, Miklós Raveczky, Zoltán Simon, Márk Takács.

The purpose of the II. Piaggio Pizza-Making Championship was to support domestic pizzerias and to highlight, recommend the best. Continuing this thought, on Saturday, September 2, the best 10 Budapest and other Hungary’s regions pizzerias were awarded in a ceremonial setting, and the Pizzeria of the Year, Young Talent of the Year and Pizza Master of the Year awards were presented, as well as the awards for amateur pizza makers and home hobby pizza chefs.

The members of the jury (combined, during the three days): Szabolcs Szabadfi, László Damu, Zsolt Dömők, Antonio Gambadoro, Marchut Szabolcs, Péter Pomázi, Alexandru Paduradu, Miklós Raveczky, Zoltán Simon, Márk Takács.

Here comes the Saturday, Septermber, 2. winners … Pizzeria of the year @ Budapest: MANU, Pizzeria of the year in the countryside: Rossita Pizzeria @ Miskolc

The Young Talent of the Year awared Dominik Horváth … Pizza Master of the Year was László Damu.

10 pizzerias @ Budapest: Pizza Manufaktúra, Pizzeria Nella Valle, Pizzabar Pomodro, Moto pizza, Fermento, Forni di Napoli, Circo, Pizza Toro Rosso, Tasty Pizza, Amore di Napoli.

10 pizzerias in the countryside: Panifico il Basilico @ Szentendre, Ciao Pizza @ Csömör, Stube Pizza @ Pilisvörösvár, Bazsalikom Neapolitan Pizzeria @ Kistarcsa, Ittali Pizza @ Vác, Horgonyzó Kiisvendéglő @ Tiszalök, II Padrino Pizza Club @ Eger, Tar Pizza @ Debrecen, Felicita Pizzeria @ Miskolc, Giuseppe Pizzeria @Vác.

On Sunday morning, the pizza-making Juniors’ Competition continued among the talents of the next generation. Children between the ages of 9 and 11 could make pizza, and two champions were immediately inaugurated. Gergő Dömők and Tamás Forgács finished in shared first place.

Riport and snaps by Aggie Reiter

2 Sep

Arrived the II. Piaggio Pizza-Making Championship – Food Truck Show – Kincsem Park – Budapest

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At the fall Kincsem Park event, true to tradition, you could also immerse yourself in the yummy flavors of Italy as the guest country on the spot and enjoy in addition the greyhound and horse racing programs.

Italian cuisine is one of the best known and most popular around the world. From hearty pasta dishes to iconic pizzas, everything is about the harmony of the best ingredients, so you can experience Italian gastronomy at the International Horse and Greyhound Competition and Food Truck Show.

In addition to the most delicious food, musical programs, various performances and a market await guests, all with an Italian theme. The Sunshine Ice-cream van is definitely not to be missed. To ease your hungry belly stop by and have a real Hungarian in taste the “Pulled pork bun”.

With the participation of Chef Lázár, the II. Piaggio Pizza-Making Championship, where they are looking for the most delicious and beautiful pizzas in Hungary.

True to tradition, every truck is prepared with an Italian-flavored food or drink, which can be tried at a single price, in a tasting format, and of course you can also vote for your favorites.

Grab your ticket online at a discounted price or on the spot for 2500HUF/person/day.

Entry is free for under 14s!

Update & snaps by Aggie Reiter

1 Sep

Pannonhalma Benedictine Abbey Winery won again “Winery of the Year”

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After 2010, this year, in 2023, the Pannonhalma Benedictine Abbey Winery won the “Winery of the Year”. Their winery has been found worthy of recognition for the second time.

The award was founded by the Hungarian Wine Academy, the National Council of Mountain Communities and the Association of Hungarian Wine Growers. The award is given every year to a winery that sets the standard in the Hungarian wine industry. The award ceremony was held in the Viator event center of the Pannonhalm Archabbey in the presence of distinguished representatives of the wine industry, supporters and journalists.

The professional program started from the tasting terrace with a retrospective wine tour, in the framework of which head winemaker Zsolt Liptai spoke about the circumstances of the re-establishment, the experiences of the first years with the late consultant Tibor Gál, viticulture and winemaking work, technological developments and cultural events, while it was possible to taste the Winery’s offer from station to station items known as its main elements. The lavender plantations in the monastery and the wonderful view of the landscape stretching to the east are worth to highlight in the company of fine wines. The wanderer award  by István Madarassy Kossuth-prized sculptor and goldsmith. From the sculptor veil was lifted which was named Szőlősgazda (Grape Owner) and the decorative certificate and the commemorative package were handed over by the representatives of the tendering organizations in the presence of the artist.

Abbot T. Cirill Hortobágyi reminded those at present … going back-in-time … that in 996, Prince Géza settled the fit monks from Bohemia on the Holy Mountain of Pannonia. Upon their arrival, the Benedictine monks not only founded a church and a school, but also brought with them the agricultural and craft culture necessary for settled life. They tried to be self-sufficient. Grape and wine culture also belonged to this, so the abbey had vineyards on the surrounding hills from its foundation. The monastery built in honor of St. Martin of Tours, according to the intention of the princely foundation, became the eastern bridgehead of the culture of medieval Europe. Saint István (1000-1038), the first Hungarian king, visited its walls regularly.

From the terrace the monastery and its surroundings were simply stunning amazing.  Following the reception of the award ceremony, the invited regions winemakerkers,  distinguished guests and media representatives were welcomed tasting the local white-and-red wines and at the time being listen to the excellences of the Hungarian jazz life Tamás Berki – jazz singer, Péter Sárik – Erkel award-winning jazz pianist, alongside András Jász – jazz saphonist, absolutely matched the uplifting atmosphere … music and wines perfectly hand-in-hand.

The Pannonhalma Benedictine Abbey Winery farms lies in the area of 52 hectares, thanks to its ten-year replanting program, only harvests grapes from newly established and now fully productive plantations, reaching its winemaking capacity with an annual production of 400,000 bottles.  

The wines from Pannonhalma Benedictine Abbey are present on the market in Hungary,  in many European countries, and forthermore winelovers can reach them even overseas.

One of the most favorit among the tasters was the Pannonhalma Pinor Noir  – ALC 14.5 % – 2018 PDO … The grapes for this Pinot Noir have been harvested from 3 local vineyards, each site contributing its own distinstive characher. The wine was matured in Hungarian oak barrels for 10 months prior to bottling.

Must admit absolutely mouthwatering the Pannonhalma Hermina – AlC14% -2021 – PDO… Quality Dry Red Wine …  was said the following: “Everyone has his own gift from God, one in this way and another in that (1.Cor.7.7) It is therefore with some misgiving  to that we regulate the measure of the men’s sustenance. Never-the-less, keeping in view, we belive that a hermina wine a day is sufficient for each-and-everyone (Rule of Saint Benedict)”

Overall let the slideshow snaps speak about the uplifting event.

Riport and snpas by Aggie Reiter

17 Aug

The Boys Are Back In Town – MAN DOKI SOULMATES Budapest

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Upon their 30 years of existence, the supergroup he leads… the MAN Doki Soulmates, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a concert in Budapest.

The boys are back in town with musician-producer Leslie Mandoki’s band, and visited Mandoki’s Soulmates. The main rehearsal toom place at Bem quayside Club on Thursday, August 17, 2023.  On Friday, 18. August Mandoki Soulmates will give a free jubilee concert with world stars, including Grammy Award-winning guitarist Al Di Meola, American jazz guitarist Mike Stern, bassist Richard Bona and jazz trumpeter John Helliwell (one of my favorites from Supertramp) at the Basilica on the Szentáromság square – Budapest. The concert starts at 7 p.m. and to grab your seats early cause the seats are limited.

After a small band rehearsal, musician-producer Leslie Mandoki introduced the artists joining the band at the Mandoki Soulmates press conference on Thursday evening. In addition to the international stars, he also introduced domestic performers Caramelt and Misi Mező, with whom they will also perform at the concert on August 18.

Even before his defection from Hungary in 1975, he played music on this stage with such fame as the giant flute artist Ádám Török+.

After jamming, a short press conference was held. He said that they started this year’s tour with their American and English friends, and they wanted to come to Budapest at first before the tour to Europe. He introduced the Budapest soulmates team. This year, the biggest American-English soulmates group will take the stage. He also talked about how Al Di Meola gave the name of the super group, he and the Grammy-winning guitarist know each other preety well, and have formed a lifelong friendship. He emphasized that this is not a retro group, different musical styles come together… Hungarian folk music, fusion jazz, funky, soul, rhythm&blues.

He said they wrote a “Peace Song” which maybe doesn’t fit in the mood of the whole world at all… BUT still… as he said: Q.:” We are the grandchildren of the Woodstock generation and felt that we now owe it to the audience to address the song which title is: Devil’s Encyclopedia .

Q.: “About the choosen venue this time. The Basilica played a major role in selecting the venue, we had to make sure that the audience had the best in every aspect, so that they could enjoy every moment of the four and a half hour concert.”

Mandoki spoke about how he fled Hungary,  he was a dissident in 1975. Beyond on the other side of the border,  he was asked where he was going, he said to America because he wanted to be a famous musician as his role models. Since then he has lived in Germany and America. He himself wrote the lyrics of the songs in English, because even though he loves the varied Hungarian language, it is easier to write in English.

Added: Q.: “What keeps this fantastic team of 35 people together is the community of values, the love of music and most of all the fact that we are SOULMATES … we live with the audience, this is what has kept the band together for 30 years”.

The soulmates musicians have won a total of more than 35 Grammy awards so far, and the number of audio carriers sold exceeds 350 million.

Recommender and snaps by Aggie Reiter

7 Aug

The 25th Jewish Cultural Festival @ Budapest

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The 25th Jewish Cultural Festival will offer music and literary events throughout Budapest from the 3rd up to 12th of September. 2023.

Events will be held at the Great Synagogue in Dohány street, Europe’s largest, and at the Frankel Leó, Hegedűs Gyula and Rumbach street synagogues, as well as in the Bálint House, House of Music Hungary and Papp László Budapest Sports Arena, they said in a statement.

The audience can hear great singers of Hungarian music life, such as Andrea Malek, Andrea Szulák, Mariann Falusi, Nika Veres Mónika, Anna Pásztor, Janicsák Veca, Péter Sziámi Müller, László Dés.

In the world of theaters, among the actors who stand out not only with their prose performances, but also with their singing skills, such influential artists as Petra Gubik, Eszter Ónodi, Réka Koós, Gabriella Hámori, Kata Janza, Béla Fesztbaum, Zoltán Bereczki, P. Szilveszter Szabó, Csonka András, Iván Kamarás, Gábor Máté and Pál Mácsai.

The excellent artists of the Hungarian music community will also be represented: we will have Katica Illényi, Orsolya Korcsolán, Judit Klein, Jáger Bandi, Kálmán Balogh, Miklós Lukács, Márton Szives, Gergely Nógrádi, Pál Banda, the Voice&Brass, the Debrecen Dixieland Jazz Band and the Klezmer band. The festival will be opened by the concert of the Budapest Klezmer Band led by Fegya Jávori, and the Sabbathsong Klezmer Band led by Tamás Masa, also celebrating its 25th anniversary, will close.

International performers will include the Voices of Yemen – Omri Mor Trio and the marimba and xylophone artist Alex Jacobowitz. Leonid Gutkin, and guests of the Binah Orchestra led by Leonid Gutkin in preparing for a world premiere and for this evening they will be joined by domestic and international performers such as joined by Netta Nimrodi and Arie Burshtein of the Israeli band Amber Revival, Alex and Nikita Pozdnyakov of Russia, who founded the band Rox Brothers, and Viktoria Singer Kolosova.

The festival will be opened by the Budapest Klezmer Band giving a concert and concluded with a performance by the Sabbathsong Klezmer Band.

Hurry-up to grab your ticket to one or several preformers show at the local ticket box or via the web before they are sold out.

Update by Aggie Reiter

4 Aug

Nights of Organs – Nationwide – August – 2023.

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Throughout the summer, a series of organ concerts are coming up all over the country, organized by the Hungarian Philharmonic. The opening chord is played by the Night of the Organs, then the OrgonaPont concert series provides quality entertainment in one of the hottest months of the year. In addition to classical organ music, there is a place for pop, rock, jazz, and even Swedish folk music. In addition to classical music classics, there will also be Hollywood soundtracks, sand animation, a light show, a musical fountain, and perhaps never-before-seen live instruments.

On August 5, the Night of Organs celebrates the queen of musical instruments, the organ, on a national level. Organized by the Hungarian Philharmonic, this majestic instrument will be played at dozens of venues. With the participation of the most important Hungarian and foreign organists in addition to classical music classics, Hollywood soundtracks will also be heard, but there will also be sand animation, a light show, a musical fountain, and instruments rarely seen live, such as the nickel harp and there on.

In Budapest in the Basilica, even for a whole evening, in Kecskemét as part of a four-church walk, and from Lake Balaton to Debrecen to Pécs in unique concerts that have been put together with great care.

The purpose of the concerts based on the pleasant atmosphere of the organ music is to offer quality programs on hot summer days in the coolness of the churches for all those who like a demanding rest. The queen of musical instruments will be played by the most talented organists in the program series.

Recommended by Aggie Reiter

4 Aug

Flash News: St. Steven’s Day Bread Competition 2023.

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There are artisanal, sourdough or large-scale bakers from almost every part of the country who applied for this year’s Bread of the Year and Innovative Bread of the Year. The judging committee could evaluate baked goods that came from the counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves and Nógrád, Hajdú-Bihar, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Bács-Kiskun, Csongrád-Csanád, Baranya and Somogy, Győr-Moson-Sopron.

This year, the Hungarian Bakers’ Association announced its professional competition for the 12th year. The aim of the national competition … as in the previous years, in 2023 was also to encourage bakery businesses to create the most exciting and innovative bakery products that are still based on the foundations of tradition, thereby enriching the selection of one of our most basic foods … BREAD! This year, it was possible to enter the competition in three categories, so the organization were awaiting for baked goods for the National Holiday … the Saint Stephen’s day bread. The Innovative bread and the Walking Cake categories were introduced last year as well.

Saint Stephen’s Day bread is the most important category of the competition, which is baked by our country’s bakers for the celebration of the founding of the state. In this case, the master bakers had to prepare the bread mainly from grain flour, using traditional sourdough technology, using at least two types of flour. The judging,  examination by experts whether the product meets the requirements of the Hungarian Food Code, and when scoring, they took into account the quality characteristics of the shape, shell, lining, aroma and taste.

The XII. The winner of the St. Stephen’s Day Bread Competition is the St. Stephen’s Day Durum Bread of Heim Bakery – Limited partership from Dunabogdány.

The winner of the Innovative category is Balmaz-Sütöde Ltd.  gold engraver bread from Balmazújváros.

The Szinobor Ltd. raspberry-pistachio Baker’s ice cream from Biharkereszets won the first place in the “rolling along” Pastry category.

Update by Aggie Reiter

3 Aug

Rock on the River Danube Ráckeve

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Musical sunset on the Ráckevei Danube with the Balabán boat in 2 pleasant hours.
Friday, 04.08.2023. 6.30 p.m. 8.30 p.m. Along the way, you can enjoy the view of the most beautiful sunset panorama @ Ráckeve’s downtown, and then the sunset atmosphere of the surrounding islands with pleasant music.
Departure from the harbor near Hajómalom on the market square. The lower cover of the Balabán can be closed and is protected.
Route: Circumventing Kerekzátony Island, Nobody’s Island, sailing under the bridge and passing by Balabán Island, Szavolyai Castle, then Sóskás and Opera Islands, and after bypassing Angyali and Vesszős Islands, back to the boarding station. During the journey, the boat driver will present the sights and the history of the city live, while our guests can enjoy coffee and cold drinks.
Participation fee: adult HUF 4,000. – Child discount 50% for ages 4-14. You can inquire and apply at +36 20 926 2160.

Saturday, August 5, 2023. 4.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. – Two-hour city tour @ Ráckeve with the Balabán boat!
Along the way, you can admire the most beautiful panorama of downtown Ráckeve and then the row of surrounding islands. Boarding at our port on the market square, next to Hajómalom. The lower deck of the Balabán is lockable and protected
Route: Circumventing Kerekzátony Island, Senki Island, sailing under the bridge and past Balabán Island and Szavolyai Castle, then returning to the boarding station after bypassing Angyali and Vesszős Islands. Along the way, accompanied by pleasant music, the boat driver presents the sights and the history of the city live. Participation fee: adult HUF 4,000. – Child discount 50% for ages 4-14. You can inquire and apply at +36 20 926 2160.

Sunday,  August 6, 2023. 6.30 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. One-hour city tour @ Ráckev with the Balabán boat!
During the journey, we can enjoy the most beautiful panorama of downtown Ráckeve – Embarkation in our port on the market square, next to Hajómalom. The lower cover of Balabán can be closed and is protected even in rainy weather
Route: Circumventing Kerekzátony Island, Senki Sziget, sailing under the bridge and past Balabán Island to Szavolyai Castle, then back to the boarding stations. Along the way, accompanied by pleasant music, the boat driver presents the sights and the history of the city live.
Participation fee: adult HUF 2,000 Child discount 50% for ages 4-14.
The condition for starting the flight is 15 adult passengers. You can inquire and apply at +36 20 926 2160.

Do you want to rock the River Danube – Distance: 53 kms, Time: 51 minutes, on the highway.

Recomendation for the coming week-end by Aggie Reiter

2 Aug

In 2023 Hungary’s Sugar-Free cake “Kikelet” won the competition.

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Hungary’s Sugar-Free Cake competition was organized for the 12th time by the Egy Csepp Figyelem Foundation and the Hungarian Confectionery Industry Association.
This year, the creation made without added sugar by confectioner Zsófia Lawal-Papp from Makó won the Egy Csepp Figyelem Alapítvány Hungary’s Sugar-Free Cake competition with her sweet “Kikelet”. The winning confectioner strove for a refreshing harmony when creating the creation. She dreamed up the cake around a drop of black tea, created the perfect harmony with blueberries and a touch of lavender, which is completed by the vanilla white chocolate mousse and the almond and lemon sponge made without grain flour. The energy content of one slice of “Kikelet” is 236.8 kcal, while the carbohydrate value is 11.8 g, so it can be a good choice for diabetics, but we recommend it to everyone who is careful about the ingredients of what they eat.

The second place in the competition was the creation of the pastry chefs of the Reök Artisan Bakery in Szeged, the “Pumpkin Raspberry”, and the third prize went to Gabriella Raffer, the pastry chef of the G&D Artisan Bakery in Salgótarján, for the creation of the “Randevú” cake.

This year, the cake with the fanciful name “Spicces fig respektus” created by Pál Lakatos, confectioner of Levendula és Kert Cukrászda in Szigetszentmiklós, can bear the title of Cake of Hungary. The cake is made up of a whipped joconde with almond flour, a soft salted caramel mousse cream and a nut-caramel crisp, which also contains cocoa bean crumbs. Tokaji black cherry fig jelly and milk chocolate mirror jelly with acacia honey make this flavor really special, which is crowned by the white chocolate ganache with acacia honey and the walnut sable disc. In the name of the cake, the adjective “spices” refers to the wine content of the fig jelly, while “respect” is the creator’s tribute to his teachers and mentors.

From the 19th of August Hungary’s Cakes can be tasted in Magyar Ízek Utca @ Várkert Bazaar, and @ hundreds of pastry shops across the country.

Update by Aggie Reiter

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